Apple to raise App Store prices in some markets; spares India

Apple to raise App Store prices in some markets; spares India

Apple Inc. said on Tuesday it will raise prices of apps and in-app purchases on its App Store from next month in all of the euro zone and some countries in Asia and South America.

The new prices, excluding auto-renewable subscriptions, will be effective as early as October 5, Apple s...


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YouTube brings new video page to unify mobile, web designs

Google-owned streaming platform YouTube is rolling out a new video page that tweaks several elements and, most notably, unifies the design across Android, iOS, and the web. The highlight of this redesign is the use of pill-shaped buttons for key elements. For example, instead of being two distinct buttons, thumbs ...


Reliance Jio posts 28% rise in Q2 profit

Jio’s high pricing strategy had limited success

The Indian telecom sector’s post-paid segment reveals that tariff aggression is no longer the best growth strategy for operators. This trend comes at a time when all eyes turn to the post-paid segment to enable Indian telcos to break even on the expensive 5G Capex cycle underway. As market watchers await the...


YouTube shuts Indian app Simsim

YouTube concludes testing of 10 unskippable ads in one break

YouTube has concluded experimenting with ten unskippable ads during a single break. “We ran a small experiment globally that served multiple ads in an ad pod when viewers watched longer videos on connected TVs. The goal is to build a better experience for viewers by reducing ad breaks. We have concluded this small experiment,” YouTube said. ...


Telegram announces new features

Telegram’s brings infinite reactions

Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has announced new updates to some of its features about reactions to chat messages, emoji statuses, and UI improvements to iOS and Android. According to ANI, starting with reactions, premium users will now have “a selection of infinite reactions.” They can react to individual messages with up to three ...